This resource provides links to sites with information related to agriculture for students, parents, and teachers. Materials include games, puzzles, activities, and information on science fair topics, agricultural conservation, meat and poultry inspection, the food pyramid, food safety, and many other topics.
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Fueled
by
economic
pressure
to
maximize
crop
yields
and
government
incentives
to
produce
only
one
type
of
crop,
contemporary
American
farmers
have
been
facing
a
crisis
reminiscent
of
one
that
hit
the
Great
Plains
in
the
1930s.
This
video
segment
explains
why
more
and
more
farmers
are
opting
for
sustainable,
organic
farming
practices
to
help
preserve
the
valuable
topsoil
that
they
rely
on
for
their
...
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Farmers
and
rivers
have
a
close,
though
not
always
friendly,
relationship
with
one
another.
Rivers
can
create
prized
farmland,
but
they
also
flood
fields
and
the
communities
built
alongside
them.
Farming
practices
may
also
contribute
to
an
increase
in
the
magnitude
and
intensity
of
river
flooding.
This
video
segment
explains
the
issue
of
flooding
as
seen
in
the
Mississippi
River
watershed
and
suggests
...
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This
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture
(USDA)
publication
(11th
edition,
2010)
contains
taxonomic
keys
necessary
for
the
classification
of
soils
in
a
form
easily
used
in
the
field.
The
book
describes
soils
in
general,
how
to
differentiate
between
them,
and
how
the
identification
process
works.
The
taxonomic
key
includes
all
known
soil
types,
including
mollisols,
oxisols,
alfisols,
and
others.
...
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Grade level:
College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional

This
South
Florida
Restoration
Science
Forum
(SFRSF)
page
discusses
sustainable
agriculture
in
southern
Florida.
Issues
include:
land
managers
and
farmers
working
together
to
support
habitat
restoration;
providing
the
agricultural
and
hydrologic
science
and
technology
needed
to
sustain
agricultural
production
and
a
quality
environment;
reducing
phosphorus
and
restoring
natural
hydrology
in
the
Everglades
...
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This
web
site
provides
a
searchable
database
of
the
noxious
weed
lists
for
all
U.S.
states
and
six
southern
provinces
of
Canada.
The
database
can
be
searched
by
plant
name,
state
name,
or
by
clicking
on
a
map.
The
search
can
be
narrowed
down
to
search
for
native,
exotic,
or
all
species
of
plants
for
a
particular
county.
Furthermore,
the
search
can
be
conducted
for
the
time
period
that
the
user
chooses.
...
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Grade level:
College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional

The
Plant
Conservation
Alliance's
Alien
Plant
Working
Group
provides
information
for
the
general
public,
land
managers,
researchers,
and
others
on
the
serious
threat
and
impacts
of
invasive
alien
(exotic,
non-native)
plants
to
the
native
flora,
fauna,
and
natural
ecosystems
of
the
United
States.
This
site
provides
a
compiled
national
list
of
invasive
plants
infesting
natural
areas
throughout
the
U.S.,
...
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Grade level:
College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional

Agriculture
in
the
Classroom
is
a
grassroots
program
coordinated
by
the
United
States
Department
of
Agriculture
(USDA).
This
site
contains
state
information
about
agriculture,
a
kids
page
with
games
and
information,
agriculture
science
project
topics,
lesson
plans
for
agriculture
and
geography,
quizzes
to
test
agriculture
literacy
and
links
for
more
information.
The
goal
of
this
program
is
to
help
...
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Biology Online provides a dictionary of biological terms, tutorials, and biology-related links categorized into dozens of subfields. The tutorials cover the following topics: adaptation, cell biology, developmental biology, freshwater ecology, genetics and evolution, neurology, regulation in biological systems, and the origin and evolution of life.
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Grade level:
High (9-12), College (13-14), College (15-16), Graduate / Professional

This website is part of National Geographics Xpeditions Hall and includes lesson plans and activities related to the topic of climate zones around the world. This includes how climate and weather relate to one another, climatic controls, weather and agriculture, and the location of different climate zones on Earth. These lesson plans were written by educators and have been tested in the classroom.
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